Improved Sting

Improved Sting

4m Range
Fast
Melee Skill
A quick stinging blow.
... (Main-hand) Damage
Removes up to 1 Corruption effect from the target.
Cost: [34 at Level 150] Power
• Cooldown: 2.5s

General Information

Class: Guardian

Level: 20

This skill replaces  Sting.

Effects

Using this skill removes 1 Corruption effect from the enemy target. See Corruption Removal Skills for a list of all skills that remove Corruptions.

Trait Interactions

• The trait  Relentless Assault in the Defender of the Free trait tree makes this skill have up to a 25% chance to apply Parry Response and Block Response to the Guardian.
  
• The trait  Thrill of Battle in the Keen Blade trait tree makes this skill apply Thrill of Battle to the Guardian, up to 5 times. If this skill lands as a critical hit, all stacks are removed.
  

Tracery Interactions

• Sting Damage & Critical Chance increases the damage of this skill by up to 38.5% and the critical chance by up to 5.5%.
  

Tactical Information

Improved Sting is a commonly used skill by all Guardians. Red-line Guardians use this skill to deal good damage, and because of its quick animation time, it should be used as much as possible. Blue-line Guardians primarily use this skill to remove Corruptions, but it also does decent damage, and can be used as a filler skill. When the enemy has Corruptions, this skill should be used off cooldown by all Guardians.